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University facts: most drop outs & highest unemployment rates

Universities with the most student drop outs, the highest student staff ratio, the highest unemployment and the highest intake through clearing all below.

Highest percentage intake through clearing:

  • Greenwich
  • North London
  • Northumbria
  • Westminster
  • South Bank
  • Luton
  • London Guildhall
  • De Montfort
  • Sheffield Hallam

Drop-out rates:

The Lowest:

  • Cambridge (1.3%)
  • Oxford (1.4%)
  • Royal Veterinary College (1.4%)
  • Royal College of Music (2.3%)
  • LSE (4.3%)
  • School of Pharmacy (4.9%)
  • Sheffield (5%)
  • Birmingham (5.2%)
  • Glasgow Caledonian (5.2%)
  • York (5.5%)

The Highest:

  • University of North London (38.1%)
  • London Guildhall (33.2%)
  • Thames Valley University (32.7%)
  • University of East London (32.1%)
  • Bolton Institute (31.7%)
  • South Bank University (29.8%)
  • School of Oriental & African Studies (29.3%)
  • Glamorgan University (27.2%)
  • Anglia Polytechnic (27.1%)
  • University of Luton (27.1%)

Highest unemployment after six months:

  • Royal Holloway
  • Bolton Institute
  • Middlesex
  • Surrey Institute
  • Bournemouth
  • Buckingham
  • Coventry
  • South Bank
  • Greenwich
  • London Institute

Lowest Staff/Student Ratios:

1= Oxford, Surrey
3. University College London
4. University of Wales
5. College of Medicine
6. Trinity College of Music
7. Royal Veterinary College
8. Newcastle
9. Queen Mary London
10= Wimbledon School of Art, LSE